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CHARLES AHIAYLOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

,Leners Patent No. 77,1427, dated Apta 21, 1868.-

IMPROVEMENT IN TRU'N KS.

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`Be it known that I, CHARLES A. TAYLOR, of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening for Trunks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying-drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts wherever they occur. l

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention relates to trunks, and consists ot' a novel method of securing the top or lid of a trunk-to thc body, to hold it securely in place, and prevent it from becoming loose ordetached in handling.

' vIn Ythe drawings- Figure 1 is a front view of a trunk with my improvement applied, and

Figures 2, 3, and 4 are sectional views of parts detached, to show them more in detail. On account of` the rough handling te whichtrunks are subjectedin handling, they are often broken open, either by accident or design. The hasp and straps being the only means provided for fastening them, are not :infrequently insufficient for the purpose, and when the hasp orlock is broken, thestraps being of leather, may be readily cut, and the trunk thus entered and riled.

To remedy these diiculties, I secure to the`front side of thecevci-` or lid B, two strong knobs or studs, I, as shown in fig. 1. To the front of the trunk-body'A, I secure metal plates, 7L, having a hole in them, with a recess underneath, as shown in section in iig. 2. I then make a hole, c, in the lock-plate L, under the hasp C, as shown in iig. 3. I then provide two metal braces, D, o f the form shown in iig. 1, their lower ends being turned up in the form of a hook, to engage under the plates h, as shown-in iig. 2,when hooked'inte the hole thcrcin, their opposite ends being bent at right angles, to fit into the hole e, in the lock-plate L, as shown in iig. 4.

To apply these braces-,lI first hook their lower ends into the holes in the plates h; then hook them over t-hc studs I, on the cover, and push their opposite ends into the hole e, in thev lock-plate Ii, and close the hasp O over them, and lock it. It will thus be seen that the braces D are firmly secured in place, and cannot be detached without unloosing the hasp C, thereby preventing thelid from being pried open at the corners, or

' becoming detached in handling.' The brapes relieve lthe hasp from strain, thereby rendering it far less likely to be broken or wrenched.

In'this way, I am able to makoa cheap, convenient, and secure fastening for trunks, and which, at the same timc`, serves to protect and strengthen it. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is-

The method of securing trunks, as herein described, by means of the braces D and studs I, or their equivalents, arranged to operate substantially as herein set forth.

CHARLES A. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

EDWARD ADDY,

GEO. W, FLAvELL. 

